(Jointly organized by the Indian Institute of
Economics& FAPCCI, Hyderabad)

The
interactive meeting on “Promoting and Protecting
Investors”, held on 21st August, 2010
at 5.00 p.m in KLN Prasad auditorium in the premises
of FAPCCI, Hyderabad provided a forum for Open
Discussion on Protecting and Promoting the Investors
in the capital markets. Editor, Money Life
Foundation Mumbai along with local expertise in the
capital market investors have been invited for the
session to make it more useful for the benefit of
the members and the investors of the region.

The Indian economy has experienced at a rapid growth
during the current decade and the corporate sector
has emerged as the biggest contributor in the growth
story. During this period
India
witnessed large inflow of foreign investments and
has also seen the emergence of Indian multinational
on the global corporate scene. The capital markets
and its expansion has been an important factor in
giving a boost to the Indian economy.

There are substantial amounts of Households savings
available in the country which can be channelized in
the corporate economy through various investment
schemes. This will enable the common people to
derive higher return from their investments and link
the growth of corporate sector to the growth of
income of these households. This require an
effective out reach initiatives to the common
people, where they can be educated as well as
encouraged to take informed investment decisions in
the corporate economy in order to get higher
returns.

In addition to resource allocation, capital markets
also provide a medium of risk management by allowing
diversification of risk in the economy. A well
functioning capital market also tends to improve
information quality as it plays a major role in
encouraging the adoption of stronger corporate
governance principles, thus supporting a trading
environment which is founded on integrity.